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A review of literary devices and poetry terms for our exam on Halloween. Boo!
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"The pumpkin vomited its seeds everywhere" is an example of what?
personification
rhyme
metaphor
onomatopoeia
2
"...with bony bodies, bony heads, and bony hands and feet..." is an example of what?
repetition
onomatopoeia
metaphor
allusion
3
"The black cat" is an example of what?
assonance
rhyme
alliteration
symbolism
4
Rhyme scheme is usually described using what?
punctuation
colors
letters
numbers
5
"Halloween is here. / Costumed children eat candy. / Spooky scary time" is what type of poem?
concrete
spoken word
acrostic
haiku
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"The vampire was allergic to blood" is what type of irony?
verbal
situational
dramatic
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What type of irony is this?
situational
dramatic
verbal
8
"The Raven" by Edgar Allan Poe is what type of poem?
concrete
narrative
shift perspective
acrostic
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"The ghost screamed 'Boo!'" is an example of what?
alliteration
onomatopoeia
slant rhyme
assonance
10
Which is the best definition of "speaker" in poetry?
the narrator
something to play music on
someone who reads a poem aloud
the author
11
What is the best definition of slant rhyme?
perfect rhymes at the ends of lines
repetition of vowel sounds
perfect rhymes within a single line
words that are very similar but do not rhyme perfectly
12
"Ghosts are flying here and there, up and down, and everywhere" is an example of what?
alliteration
symbolism
rhyme
personification
13
"The full moon is a morning cup of coffee to werewolves everywhere" is an example of what?
metaphor
simile
allusion
irony
14
"It's much harder to sin naked/ I walked past apple trees and didn't take it" is what?
personification of nature
verbal irony
a haiku poem
an allusion to the bible
15
"Dear candy corn, what are you exactly? Candy? Chalk?" is an example of what genre of poetry?
narrative
apostrophe
shift perspective
haiku
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What type of rhyming occurs within the same line of poetry?
slant rhyme
rhyme scheme
end rhyme
internal rhyme
17
"The goblin conversed with his cat./ It was fluffy, black, and very fat" is what type of rhyme?
slant rhyme
dissonant rhyme
end rhyme
internal rhyme
18
What type of irony is this?
dramatic
verbal
situational
19
What type of irony is this?
verbal
situational
dramatic
20
"There are a thousand kids out trick-or-treating!" is an example of what?
hyperbole
allusion
onomatopoeia
symbolism
21
Which of these is NOT a definition of theme?
a universal message
the main idea
the plot
a lesson
22
Which of these may be seen as a symbol of Halloween?
a jack o' lantern
a flag
a flower
a tree
23
"The kids searched for candy like zombies looking for brains" is an example of what?
simile
rhyme
metaphor
alliteration
24
What is the best definition of a "motif" specific to poetry?
the reason a person does something
the repetition of a symbol
a silly French word
a pattern of tile
25
"Wild witches whisper whimsical wishes" is an example of what?
rhyme
alliteration
onomatopoeia
assonance